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Robert Maillart's Bridges: The Art of Engineering

By David P. Billington

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
1989
ISBN
0691024219, 9780691024219
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
55 MB (57485573 bytes)
Pages
184\164
Time added
2021-03-31 16:09:54

Description

Contents List of Illustrations and Tables Preface Prologue: The Salgina Crossing 1 Family and School (1872-1894) 2 Reinforced Concrete in the 1890's 3 The Turn from Masonry (1894-1901) 4 The New Bridge Form (1901-1904) 5 From Bridges to Buildings (1904-1909) 6 The Business of Building (1909-1919) 7 From Builder to Designer (1919-1927) 8 Tavanasa, Salginatobel, and Beyond (1927-1940) 9 The Role of Science in Engineering: Force Follows Form 10 The Role of Art in Engineering: Structure as Art Appendix A: The Writings of Robert Maillart Appendix B: The Major Bridges of Robert Maillart Notes Index

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